Questions for Kelly: “How to manage my time wisely?”

Q: “Hi Kelly. I’d like a few tips on how to manage my time wisely.” – Krista A: Hi Krista, and thanks for requesting tips on one of the hottest topics for design entrepreneurs … time management! Here’s some of what I hear a lot from designers: You’re working harder than ever before, trying to… [Continue Reading]

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You Have a Vision for Your Design Projects … What About a Vision for Your Interior Design Business and Your Designer Life?

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Wouldn’t you love to bring that same flash of creative instinct & ingenuity displayed in your design projects to your interior design business? Of course you would! So why is it such brilliance and creative genius often eludes us as design business owners? Why does it feel we’re missing our usual magic and panache when… [Continue Reading]

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7 Mistakes Keeping You Stuck at 5 Figures

As a design business owner, you want to get ideal design clients, go beyond dollars for hours, add additional income streams and simplify the business of design so you can have a profitable design business, work with clients you love, and have more time to spend doing what you love. You would love to go… [Continue Reading]

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What’s the Best Way to Spend My Marketing Budget?

This is the ultimate question, isn’t it? Or maybe it’s “What IS your marketing budget?”  Some businesses devote a percentage of sales to marketing, for example, 3%. This type of guideline is generally created by financial people who often see marketing as an expense, not an income-generator.  When sales dip, marketing budgets also go down…. [Continue Reading]

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Keeping Your Interior Design Business Reservoirs Full

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What happens when we try to brew coffee without water in the reservoir? Nothing much. A piping hot cup of coffee won’t magically appear without filling the tank. As an interior designer or decorator, what are you trying to brew in your design business? Have you checked your business reservoirs lately? Or are you expecting… [Continue Reading]

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